The Tour de France women with zwift continues and this Wednesday, on the occasion of the 5th stage between the Futuroscope and Guéret, we attended the first explanation between the favorites. And it is Kim Le Court Pienaar Who won! The Mauritian of the team AG Insurance-Soudal Waited the sprint in a small group of 7 runners and seizes the yellow jersey at the same time! In this group, favorite pricnipals were present, including Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma | Lease a Bike), qui a pris la 5e place.
VIDEO – Kim the court Pienaar, winner of this 5th stage
The summary
The first kilometers are very lively, many runners go to the offensive in order to create the breakaway of the day, which could have a chance of victory over this kind of course. And after more than an hour of battle, there are 5 women in mind, with Anneke Dijkstra (VolkerWessels), Francesca Barale (Picnic postnl), Catalina Anais Soto (Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Basque Country), Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ) and Alison Jackson (EF Education-Oatly). The peloton is agitated by several falls, where Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-trek) et Monica Trinca Colonel (Liv Alula Jayco) were notably taken and abandoned. While we arrive in the final, with the sequence of the Chabannes coast (1.4km at 5.2%), Côte du Peyroux (3.3km to 4.4%) and Maupuy (2.7km at 5.3%).
The fugitives are included one by one, alone Chapman resistance, before being taken up by a quartet of attackers 15 kilometers from the finish, composed of Maeva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ) Shirin Van Doegooij (Lidl-trek), Silke Smulders (Liv AlUla Jayco) et Dilyxine MIERMONT (Ceratizit). While Lorena Wiebes et Lotte Kopecky (SD World-Protime) are definitely behind. In the last ascent of the day, the Maupuy, the pace imposed in the peloton is very high and this group explodes, while the fugitives are taken up. A bonus sprint is located halfway and it is the general's favorites who attack. Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) takes 6 “, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma | Lease a Bike) 4″ et Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon // Sram Racing) 2 “. And it continues to speed up behind. At the top, only the 7 favorites of the Tour remain: Kim Le Court Pienaar, Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal), Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma | Lease a Bike), Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM Racing), Demi full ring (FDJ-Suez), Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) et Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck). The yellow jersey Marianne your (Visma | lease a bike) is it behind. The descent is swallowed at full speed and it is then Sarah Gigante which imposes the rhythm to promote a sprint for “KLCP“. Anna van der Breggen try to anticipate, but in vain. The sprint is launched … and Kim Le Court Pienaar is the strongest and imposes itself on this 5th stage, despite a somewhat early celebration. It is ahead of a wheel Demi full ring. Van der Breggen takes 3rd place, in front Unknown (4th) and Ferrand-Prévot (5th). The Marianne group your finishes at more than 30 seconds, so it's The short PIENAAR Who seizes the yellow jersey!
